Zakiya Norton

"Big Firm Background. Small Firm Care.” Norton Basu LLP is a minority-woman-owned firm that focuses on estate planning, probate, trust administration, and related litigation matters.

Zakiya J. Norton is a founding principal and managing partner of the Santa Clara, Los Gatos, and Los Angeles offices of the estate planning law firm Norton Basu LLP. She currently calls the Los Gatos office home and focuses her practice in the areas of estate planning, probate, conservatorships, trust administration, and trust litigation. Ms. Norton also feels strongly about giving back to her community through providing pro-bono hours for Bay Area Legal Aid, and Queen’s Bench Bar Association, and participating as a scoring attorney for the Santa Clara County Mock Trial Competition for local high school students throughout Santa Clara County. She also serves as Vice-Chair on the Board of Directors for the non-profit Cancer CAREpoint.

Achievements & Other Notable Experience • Lawyers of Distinction- Top 10% of Lawyers in the United States • National Black Lawyers Top 100 and Top 40 under 40 • Silicon Valley Bar Association, Member • Santa Clara County Black Lawyers Association, Member • American Bar Association, Member • Black Women Lawyers of Northern California, Member • California Lawyer’s Association, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee, Special Liaison